Obituary: Hasib Quway Markaz, dead at age 34
Hasib Quway Markaz, an Afghan military commander, died on August 19, 2026, at age 34. Also known as Hasib Qoway Markaz Panjshiri and Hasib Panjshiri, he was a military commander…
Obituary: Michele Sensi-Contugi, dead at age 44
Michele Sensi-Contugi, an Italian-born Ecuadorian politician and businessman, died on August 19, 2026, aged 44, in a helicopter crash in Kenya. Known also as Michele Sensi-Contugi Ycaza, he was born…
Tsuri Sagi passed away at age 92
Tsuri Sagi, an Israeli military officer who served as a senior commander in the 35th Paratroopers Brigade, died on August 19, 2026, aged 92. Born Tsuri Sheinkin in Herzliya in…
Thomas Freienstein passes away at age 66
Thomas Freienstein, the German Olympic cyclist who competed at the 1984 Summer Games, died on August 19, 2026, aged 66. Born in Fulda on March 9, 1960, he built his…
Sylvie Groulx obituary: died at age 73
Sylvie Groulx, a Canadian filmmaker and documentary director from Quebec, died on August 19, 2026, at age 73. Born in Montreal on June 25, 1953, she began her career in…
John Allen passes away at age 97
John Allen, the British engineer and plasma physicist known for work on dusty plasmas, plasma boundaries and the Bohm criterion, died on August 19, 2026, aged 97. Born John Edward…
Robert Mouynet obituary: died at age 96
Robert Mouynet, a French footballer, died on August 19, 2026, aged 96. Born in Toulouse on March 25, 1930, he played as a defender and was also an association football…
Antal Rizmayer passed away at age 86
Antal Rizmayer, a Hungarian Olympic wrestler, died on August 19, 2026, aged 86. Born in Budapest on September 5, 1939, he competed for Hungary at the 1960 Summer Olympics and…
Eduard Maur, died aged 89
Eduard Maur, a Czech historian, historical demographer and university teacher, died on August 19, 2026, aged 89. Born in Plzeň on April 1, 1937, he focused on the economic and…
Obituary: José Cusí, dead at age 92
José Cusí, the Spanish Olympic sports shooter who competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics, died on August 19, 2026, aged 92. Born in Barcelona on January 12, 1934, he was…
Anne Thily dies at age 88
Anne Thily, the Belgian magistrate, died on August 19, 2026, aged 88. Born in Hannut on October 13, 1937, she studied mathematics before turning to law at the University of…
Laima Andersone-Silāre passed away at age 96
Laima Andersone-Silāre, a Latvian opera singer, died on August 19, 2026, at age 96. Born on December 11, 1929, she was identified with Latvia’s opera tradition and was known publicly…
Ricardo Pachón dies at age 88
Ricardo Pachón, the Spanish music producer, arranger and composer who helped shape modern flamenco, died on August 19, 2026, aged 88. Born in Seville in 1937, he was widely regarded…
Michele Pinto passed away at age 95
Michele Pinto, the Italian politician who served as minister of agriculture in the Prodi I Cabinet, died on August 19, 2026, aged 95. Born in Teggiano on January 2, 1931,…
Bill Lubenow dies at 87
Bill Lubenow, an American historian and longtime professor of history at Stockton University in New Jersey, died on August 19, 2026, aged 87. Over a career that spanned from 1971…
José Suárez dies at age 55
José Suárez, an American broadcaster who led several Telemundo stations, died on August 19, 2026, at age 55 in a helicopter crash in Samburu County, Kenya. Suárez served as president…
Dorothy Kloss death at age 102
Dorothy Kloss, an American dancer, died on August 19, 2026, at age 102. Known also as Dorothy Dale Kloss, she began dancing at age 102 and later won a tap…
Bérangère Bonvoisin death at age 73
Bérangère Bonvoisin, the French film director and actress known for The Adolescent, Les Égouts du paradis and Hôtel du Paradis, died on August 19, 2026, aged 73. Born in Rabat…
François Patriat obituary: died at age 83
François Patriat, the French politician who represented Côte-d'Or in the Senate and led the Senate group of Renaissance, died on August 19, 2026, aged 83. Born in Semur-en-Auxois on March…
Death of Tudor Chiriac at age 77
Tudor Chiriac, the Moldovan composer, died on August 19, 2026, aged 77. Born in Ciuciuleni, Moldova, on March 21, 1949, he became a professor doctor and was a member of…
Chutima Sidasathian died at age 44
Chutima Sidasathian, a Thai investigative journalist, died on August 19, 2026, aged 44. Known professionally as “Oi” and Chutima “Oi” Sidasathian, she worked for Phuketwan, the English-language newspaper in Phuket,…
Shmuel Harlap dies at age 81
Shmuel Harlap, the Israeli businessman who chaired the Colmobil Group, died on August 19, 2026, aged 81. He was known as an investor in startup companies and held a doctorate…
Ġorġ Mallia, died aged 68
Ġorġ Mallia, a Maltese communications academic, author and cartoonist, died on August 19, 2026, aged 68. Born in Malta on November 9, 1957, he built a career in communications, instructional…
Elaine Cheris obituary: died at age 80
Elaine Cheris, an American Olympic fencer, died on August 19, 2026, at age 80. Also known as Elaine Gayle Cheris, she was born in Dothan, Alabama, and became a foil…
Stephany Hollihan passes away at age 41
Stephany Hollihan, an Ecuadorian fashion designer and founder and chief executive of the label Sensi Studio, died on August 19, 2026, in a helicopter crash in Samburu County, Kenya, aged…
Bishnu S. Atal passes away at age 93
Bishnu S. Atal, an Indian physicist and engineer whose work helped shape modern speech coding, died on August 19, 2026, aged 93. Born in India in 1933, he studied at…
Ray MacDonald dies at 49
Ray MacDonald, the Thai actor known for Fun Bar Karaoke and Phobia 2, died on August 19, 2026, aged 49. Born in Thailand on May 21, 1977, he built a…
Lazar Radović death at age 88
Lazar Radović, a Montenegrin footballer who played for Budućnost Titograd, Partizan and the Yugoslavia national team, died on August 19, 2026, aged 88. Born in Podgorica on November 13, 1937,…